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I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai
195 reviews
karenmsecrest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Do I have strong feelings about this book because I graduated from high school the same year as the narrator and it felt unsettlingly personal? Or because I’ve listened to true crime podcasts? Or because I went to college in New England? Or because the litany of news stories sprinkled throughout the book are so familiar?
This didn’t give me a warm fuzzy feeling, but I found it compelling and fascinating.
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Sexual assault
laughtrack17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Eating disorder and Racism
Minor: Death of parent
emma_sky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, Bullying, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Drug use
larareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Bullying, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Murder, Police brutality, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
nerdglasses08's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Abortion, Classism, Eating disorder, and Terminal illness
goodcoffeeandbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: Domestic abuse
lizamwhelan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
cseguiharris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Self harm, Classism, Gaslighting, Suicide, Body shaming, and Racism
Minor: Eating disorder, Cancer, Fatphobia, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
czoltak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Rape, Cancer, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexism, and Fatphobia
Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, Self harm, and Eating disorder
annreadsabook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.75
First, the good: I think this would've been great as a whodoneit mystery on its own. I was pretty interested in piecing together who the actual killer was and what happened on that fated night. AND I think that there is something to be said about the bit of commentary Makkai has in here about folks' fascination/obsession with true crime (podcasts, shows, etc.), often in ways that can become harmful and can obstruct healing of victims' families.
But truthfully, I feel this book bit off a more than it could chew and the execution suffered as a result. It tries to do a bit too much without doing much of anything--there's commentary on true crime, the endless hoops of the justice system, white saviorism, you name it, but it all feels half-baked and not terribly thought out to any meaningful degree. This book ultimately felt quite preachy and didactic, with an urgent and self-important tone that didn't really seem to match the substance being conveyed--the substance being relatively straightforward, surface-level white feminist discourse.
This all might seem a bit harsh but I do just think that the author is a great writer and so could have done much more with this book, so I'm quite disappointed. Then again, though, I would've been far more interested to read a book written by a Black person on this subject, as I found the hyper-self conscious white woman handwringing about racial issues to be quite tiresome.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship